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French Company Suspends Sale Of Spy Satellites To Russian Military -- Washington Free Beacon
Satellite maker in past improperly re-sold U.S. space technology to China.
A French satellite company has suspended a deal with Moscow to build spy satellites for the Russian military amid U.S. concerns the satellites will contain U.S.-origin technology and violate sanctions and U.S. export controls.
The plan by Thales Alenia Space to sell the reconnaissance satellites would undermine newly imposed U.S. sanctions on Moscow for its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea earlier this year, according to U.S. officials.
U.S. intelligence agencies recently expressed concerns in internal reports that two Thales satellites being built for the Russian military were expected to contain U.S.-origin space technology.
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My Comment: It is always about the money .... but the French now have a choice .... who is more important to them ..... Russia or the U.S.. The message from the U.S. to France is now very clear .... no more playing both sides of the street .... at least for now.
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